Chapter 8

Shanhai City Shelter, on the side of the city gate.

Ermao and Sanmao's biggest dream in life was to enter the shelter and have their own resident status. Now that their dream was about to come true, they were excited, but in order to appear calm in front of their boss, Ye Qing, they suppressed their excitement.

Da Mao wrapped his brother and sister's exposed skin with cloth and patiently reminded them, "It will take a long time to get home tonight, and there may be unpredictable dangers. You must be careful!"

"good!"

"Need not."

Several people spoke almost at the same time. Damao looked at Ye Qing in confusion, not understanding what she meant by "not needing".

Ye Qing still looked mysterious. He just stood there and waited for a while. Seeing that the person hiding in the dark was unwilling to show up, he gave up the idea.

She muttered something and cast a spell with her hands. Suddenly, a circle of light surrounded the four people. The circle of light spun rapidly, and the figures of the people in the circle gradually blurred. When they were about to disappear, a short figure wrapped tightly rushed into the circle of light with a crash, and disappeared on the spot together with the four people inside.

The skills she used in her previous life were not very sensitive in this life, and now she was moving with a few people, so it took longer to go back than to come. She and a few people moved several times and it took more than an hour to teleport to the door of Taoyuan Shelter.

As the power dissipated, the other four people in the light circle except Ye Qing were thrown out by a force.

They cried out in pain and touched their sore buttocks, but couldn't stand up immediately.

Ye Qing touched his head awkwardly. It seemed that his method of bringing people to the shelter by himself was not very effective. They had to rely on themselves.

Da Mao was the first to stand up. He reached out to pull his younger brothers and sisters next to him, first Sanmao, then Ermao. When he reached out his hand to the last mummy wrapped in white cloth, his shoulders suddenly shuddered and he took a step back. When they set out, there were only four people including Ye Qing. Who was this extra one?

The little mummy supported himself on the ground with his hands and stood up flexibly. He didn't care about the dust on his buttocks. He slid down to his knees in front of Ye Qing. He hugged Ye Qing's thighs and began to wail: "Boss, please be kind and take me in. I will do any dirty work as long as you give me something to eat."

As soon as the voice came out, everyone recognized it. This was the little beggar who helped for a whole day but disappeared in the end!

The little beggar thought that it was impossible for a good-for-nothing like him to get the boss's favor. He applied to enter Shanhai City several times but to no avail. In the end, he hid in the hunter team's supply truck and got in.

So this time he planned to act first and ask for permission later. He would secretly follow Ye Qing to her shelter and then beg her to let him stay there.

For this reason, he went home to pack up, but these people didn't seem to go back on foot, but used a kind of martial arts he had never seen before. Seeing that they were about to disappear, the little beggar rushed in anxiously.

Fortunately, Ye Qing’s skills can only carry 4 people, otherwise one of them might accidentally teleport into the dangerous forest.

Ye Qing wanted to pull her thigh away, but the little beggar misunderstood her as angry and hugged her even tighter, crying and crying: "Boss, I really can't survive there anymore..."

The muscles at the corners of Ye Qing's mouth twitched uncomfortably. She deliberately lowered her voice and said, "If you cry again, I'll send you back."

The little beggar was very smart and immediately understood that Ye Qing had agreed. He stood up immediately and gave Ye Qing a back massage with a smile on his face.

Ye Qing waved his hand and asked him in confusion: "Why don't you just come over and tell me directly? Why are you so reckless?"

"I, I thought you only accepted people who were useful to you."

After all, he spent half his life just to enter Shanhai City.

Ye Qing asked back: "Are you of no use?"

The little beggar was stunned and didn't understand the meaning of the words for a moment.

Ye Qing patiently explained, "Here, everyone has their own value, and there's no distinction between high and low. And you're eloquent and good at reading people's faces. Although you're a bit cunning, you're kind-hearted and very hardworking. My shelter is in need of someone like you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Da Mao and Xiao Qier, who had always lived on the margins of society, began to feel their eyes burning. They secretly vowed in their hearts that they must work hard and live up to Ye Qing's trust.

"Come in, everyone. We're going to have a lot of customers coming in after today, so everyone's going to be busy."

“Okay, boss!”

Ye Qing first recruited four people as shelter residents, writing their names on the roster provided by the system. The system automatically recognized and recorded their information, then listed them as shelter employees. This feature had been available since the last upgrade, but the prerequisite for recruiting them as employees was that they must first be shelter residents.

The little beggar originally had a name, Xiao Qi, but the name was too feminine, and everyone was used to calling him that, so they still called him the little beggar.

[Level 1 (Quest progress 5/10.)]

With 5 more people, the shelter can be upgraded.

With resident status, one can enter and exit the shelter freely. Now that there are few people, she has not set any restrictions. In the future, when there are more people, she can set the limit to only residents.

Today, Ye Qing earned 6,000 crystal cores from selling beef noodles, and had enough balance. He bought 2 sets of four-person dormitories, 2 sets of double rooms, 2 sets of single rooms, and 2 sets of family suites. At the same time, he put some small candies and snacks on the shelves, and set the minimum inventory of various items to 5.

The second floor of the room was no longer able to accommodate anything, so Ye Qing built another floor above it. The system arranged itself according to the optimal layout, so she didn't need to worry at all.

[Ding~]

[Your personal balance: 4000 crystal cores, daily operating cost 20, please keep working hard! ]

As the infrastructure increases, the operating costs of the shelter also increase, but now Ye Qing is a confident man, and the mere 20 crystal cores are no problem.

After setting up the shelter, Ye Qing began to explain to everyone.

"From now on, you are my employees. Food and lodging are provided. Big Hair and Little Beggar will receive 20 crystal cores per day, while the other two, who are younger, will receive 10 crystal cores per day. Salaries will be paid weekly."

“So high!”

As soon as the words fell, the little beggar exclaimed in surprise. In Shanhai City, even jobs like this, which paid 20 crystal cores a day, were highly sought after, and even then, food and accommodation weren't provided, so the hard-earned money ultimately went into the pockets of the capitalists. But here, food and accommodation were guaranteed, and there was even a salary. This was simply a heavenly job!

Damao was not sure about the consumption level in Shanhai City, but he rarely had any extra savings in his pocket, so any money he saved had to be used to buy food. Here, food and accommodation were provided, so there was no extra consumption, so he could save money quickly. Once he saved the money, he could buy a lot of things.

Ermao and Sanmao also looked at Damao innocently: "Brother, do we have our wages now?"

Da Mao stroked Xiao Mei's yellow hair and said, "Yes, San Mao can save money to buy things by herself."

"Wow, that's great. I want to eat that cake too."

"Okay, you can buy as much as you want then."

After talking about welfare benefits, the next step is to assign work.

"Ermao and Sanmao sit at the front desk, in charge of the cash register and the counter."

As long as you enter her shelter, all the rules are set by her, so there is no need to worry about anyone causing trouble. There is also a piggy bank at the cash register, so the problem is solved perfectly by just swallowing and spitting. The only thing is that someone needs to be guarding the front desk.

Ermao and Sanmao raised their hands and shouted, "Okay, boss!"

"Little Beggar is in charge of reception and asking customers what they need. Big Hair is in charge of overall planning. If you have any questions, you can talk to him. Any objections?"

"No, boss!"

Ye Qing nodded in satisfaction and walked upstairs: "Then I'll assign you a dormitory."

She pushed open a four-person dormitory door and looked at the people in front of her, considering how to allocate them.

But Ermao and Xiaoqier could not walk anymore when they saw the cozy decoration. They jumped up and down like monkeys.

"I want this bed."

"Then I'll live next door to you."

"Wow, this quilt is so warm, and there's such a delicate desk. I'll put the treasures I collect here when the time comes."

Ye Qing turned around and was about to open another room, but was stopped by Damao: "Boss, it's okay, we can just stay in one."

He knew that Ye Qing's shelter was in the early stages of development and all expenses required money. As employees, they should save as much as possible.

Sanmao also pulled at Damao's trouser leg, and said softly, "I want to live with my brother."

Ye Qing hesitated and then agreed: "Then I'll reallocate you when Sanmao is a little older. Okay, everyone, take a rest tonight and start working tomorrow. You can eat as much food as you want downstairs, but you can't take it away, and don't waste it~"

“Okay, boss!”

Ye Qing returned to the bedroom to clean up, while Damao and a few others went to the container to look for food. They strictly followed the rules set by Ye Qing and could only eat on the spot and not take it away.

The atmosphere here was full of joy, but no one knew that in Shanhai City, fifty kilometers away, there was a huge uproar because of Ye Qing's arrival.

Although Ye Qing's beef noodle stall was located on the third underground floor, there was still traffic between the floors. Especially the orphan's novel news about this shocking thing reached the ears of those with special abilities and high-level officials.

Li Meng was the first to rush into Captain Zhou Xiaohua's house. After she came in, several other members of the Flying Tigers followed.

"Have you heard? Today, a small business owner on the third basement floor is selling beef noodles. They're so delicious, I heard eating them makes you happier than a god!"

"Yes, yes, I heard about it too. Everyone on the third underground floor knew about it, but unfortunately, by the time it reached us, the person was gone."

Xiao Yihong pondered: "Don't you think the young boss described is familiar?"

Li Meng suddenly realized: "Could it be the boss of Taoyuan Shelter?"

A hint of worry crossed Zhou Xiaohua's usually calm face. "It's about that young boss. After this incident, more people know about it. We should hurry up and prepare. We should leave tonight, otherwise we'll be late and miss out on our spots."

Xiao Yihong: "The captain is right. Everyone, hurry up and organize your family members, pack up some important things and leave."

This situation occurred in many places in Shanhai City. In just one night, the officials of Shanhai City received several transfer applications from residents. At first, it was ordinary civilians on the third underground floor, and later it was people with special abilities on the second underground floor.

At this moment, the officials could no longer sit still. They quickly prepared the report and ran into the City Lord's Mansion.

"City Lord, urgent news!"

At this time, Sun Dazhuang, the mayor of Shanhai City, was lying in the arms of a beauty eating fresh barbecue. This was a live mutant pheasant captured by a hunting team, and then artificially raised for a long time to remove half of the radiation value. This cannot be bought outside, and only the mayor is qualified to enjoy such delicacy.

Sun Dazhuang lived up to his name, managing to stay plump even in the radiation-scarce apocalypse. This was all thanks to his grandfather's foresight. His grandfather owned a conglomerate, and when the radiation arrived, he'd spent a fortune on an underground warehouse, which he'd built into this shelter. They'd stockpiled plenty of food, enabling the Sun family to live like royalty for three generations.

Sun Dazhuang pinched the beauty's slender waist and was very annoyed with the captain of the guards below who had no sense of judgment: "Why are you so anxious? Is the sky falling?"

The captain of the guards had a dark look on his face, but he couldn't show any of it: "City Lord, another group of residents are leaving Shanhai City."

Shelter places are extremely precious, and they have always gone to great lengths to apply for them. This is the first time he has seen a place being left unused. He had a feeling that something was not going well, so he came to report without stopping.

Sun Dazhuang didn't care. "Just leave if you want to. Where else can a bunch of useless ordinary people go after leaving Shanhai City except to wait for death? Besides, these useless people without special abilities won't be of much use if they stay here."

The captain of the guards thought of his family, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, but his face remained respectful: "This time it's a hunter team, and the captain is a high-level psychic."

Sun Dazhuang immediately flew into a rage and threw a bowl down. "What? Why don't you stop them right now? Why are you wasting time here? Is this how we feed you?"

High-level psychics are hard to come by. Even though there's only a one-level difference, the difference in strength is immense. Sometimes, a single high-level psychic can be as powerful as dozens of mid-level psychics, and in a critical moment, they can protect a shelter from disaster. Because high-level psychics are so rare, they've always been the target of recruitment by major shelters.

We can't let him out so easily.

The captain of the guards looked at the broken bowl crumbs at his feet, nodded in agreement, and retreated.